Julia GabelPolitical Journalist·NZ Herald·9 Jul, 2026 02:35 AM3 mins to read‌Labour leader Chris Hipkins has inched ahead of Christopher Luxon as the preferred Prime Minister in the latest Taxpayers’ Union-Curia poll. Photo / Mark MitchellLabour leader Chris Hipkins has inched above Christopher Luxon as the preferred Prime Minister in the latest Taxpayers’ Union-Curia poll, despite the same poll indicating the coalition Government would be elected were an election held today. Hipkins is up 2.1 percentage points to 19.2% based on June polling, just